Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Part II: Herbal Supplements and Vitamins, An Issue of Nursing Clinics

1st Edition, Volume 56-1 - February 4, 2021
Editor: Stephen D. Krau
Language: English
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In Part II of this special issue of Nursing Clinics of North America, Dr. Krau is serving as Guest Editor again to provide information on complementary and alternative medicine… Read more

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In Part II of this special issue of Nursing Clinics of North America, Dr. Krau is serving as Guest Editor again to provide information on complementary and alternative medicine with specific focus on herbal supplements and vitamins. Distinguished authors have contributed clinical reviews devoted to the following topics: Precautions when using Herbal Medications and Supplements; Vitamin B6 and its role in Women’s Health; Fat Soluble Vitamins; Vitamin D: Vitamin or Hormone; Enhancing Cognitive Function with Herbal Supplements; Herbal Medications Used in Women’s Health; Herbal Medication to Enhance or Modulate Viral Infections; Herbal Medications used to treat fevers; Traditional and Current Use of Ginseng; Herbal Medications Used to ameliorate cardiac conditions; Cannabis, Marijuana, and CBD oil; and Highs, Lows, & Health Hazards of Herbology-A Review of Herbal Medications with Psychotropic Effects. Knowledge of this information is not easy to find in the nursing literature, and Dr. Krau believes readers will come away with valuable information on managing patients who use complementary and alternative herbal supplements and vitamins.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Contributors
Forthcoming Issues
Preface
Herbal Supplements: Precautions and Safe Use
Key points
Introduction
Background
Safety
Herb-drug interactions
Twenty common herbal supplements
Capsicum pepper (Capsicum frutescens or Annuum)
German chamomile (Matricaria recutita)
Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon)
Echinacea (Echinacea purpurea)
Evening primrose (Oenothera biennis)
Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium)
Flax/flaxseed oil (Linum usitatissimum)
Garlic (Allium sativum)
Ginger (Zingiber officinale)
Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)
Ginseng, American (Panax quinquefolius)
Ginseng, Asian (Panax ginseng)
Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis)
Green tea (Camellia sinensis)
Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
Kava (Piper methysticum)
Milk thistle (Silybum marianum)
Saw palmetto (Serenoa repens)
St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum)
Valerian (Valeriana officinalis)
Resources
Summary
Clinics Care Points
The Role of Vitamin B6 in Women’s Health
Key points
Introduction
Discussion
Summary
Clinics care points
Fat-Soluble Vitamins
Key points
Introduction
History of vitamin A
Discussion of vitamin A
Deficiencies of vitamin A
History of vitamin D
Discussion of vitamin D
Deficiencies of vitamin D
History of vitamin E
Discussion of vitamin E
Deficiencies of vitamin E
History of vitamin K
Discussion of vitamin K
Deficiencies of vitamin K
Summary
Clinics Care Points
Vitamin D: Vitamin or Hormone?
Key points
Introduction
Overview of pathophysiology of vitamin D
Vitamin D definition
Vitamin D hormone
Vitamin D: uses as a hormone
Vitamin D association with different systems of the body
Clinical implications for nurses
Clinical manifestations/education…
Summary
Clinics care points
Enhancing Cognitive Function with Herbal Supplements
Key points
Introduction
Pathophysiology of normal aging cognitive function
Evidence for herbal supplements use
Summary
Clinics care points
Herbal Supplements for Common Women’s Health Issues
Key points
Introduction
Menopause
Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy
Premenstrual syndrome
Lactation
Summary
Herbal Medication to Enhance or Modulate Viral Infections
Key points
Introduction
Herbs and viral diseases
Overview of the immune system
Respiratory viral infections
Gastrointestinal viral infections
Identification of viral versus bacterial infections
Role of advanced practice nurse in the prescription of herbal treatments
Potential treatments on the horizon
Summary
Clinics care points
Herbal Medications Used to Treat Fever
Key points
Introduction
Inflammation
Antipathogenic
Traditional Chinese medicine: cooling herbs and herbs that clear heat
Herbs that clear heat and drain fire
Herbs that clear heat and dry dampness
Herbs that clear heat and resolve toxins
Herbs that clear heat and cool the blood
Herbs that clear heat from deficiency
Summary
Clinics care points
Traditional and Current Use of Ginseng
Key points
Introduction
Defining adaptogens
Discussion
Current evidence
Summary
Clinics care points
Herbal Medications Used to Ameliorate Cardiac Conditions
Key points
Introduction
Use of herbs in the United States and other countries
Herbal medication regulations
Herbs used in cardiovascular disease: herb, effect, and implications
Role of the advanced practice nurse in herbal use for the cardiac client
Summary
Highs, Lows, and Health Hazards of Herbology: A Review of Herbal Medications with Psychotropic Effects
Key points
Introduction
Methods
Discussion
Impact of mental health disorders
Who, what, when, where, and why of herbal therapy
Pharmacokinetics and unwanted effects of psychotropic drug interaction with herbal therapies
Chamomile
Kava-kava
Lavender
Ginseng
Gingko biloba
Empowering clients
Summary
Healthy Uses for Garlic
Key points
Introduction and history
Health benefits of garlic
Summary
Clinics care points

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